You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.

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“Elvia” by Kathleen March

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This story has a beginning you need to know before what happened can make sense… Once again I had taken a group of university students to Honduras for two weeks during spring break. We worked in different parts of the community in Santa Rosa de Copán. It was the perfect course to teach, I thought. Students improved their Spanish skills and also learned how the rest of the world lives. The first part was good pedagogy, and the second part taught them (and me) a lesson for life.***I live in Maine, and flights to San Pedro Sula leave out o...

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“You! Love you! ” by 𝔘𝔤𝔬𝔠𝔥𝔦 𝔑.

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The baby cried...it was red and plumpy. It continued to cry and cry..so I had no choice but to pick it up. "Hello?" I ask around. If the babies here..then there should be a mother. Hopefully. The mother couldn't have gone out in this storm right? So she should be here. "Um, your child- HELLO!" I yell looking around again. Why am I making excuses for this child. Its already clear. Abandoned. I wrap the lose cloth that seems so familiar to me around the baby. It cries louder, so I pull it closer to my chest. It suddenly stops, the crying stops...

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“A Cherry Red Woollen Thread” by Deborah Mercer

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Author’s Note The island of Seeheim is fictitious. However, if anyone were to remark on passing resemblances to the island of Sylt, I would not necessarily be inclined to contradict them! There were, so it seemed, only two somewhat strange things about Isolde Hornbeam. One was her name. Her mother was a lover of opera, particularly Wagner, and her father was one of a long line of Hornbeams, though there had not been, to the best of anyone’s knowledge, one single forester or tree surgeon in his family line. And ...

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“The Snow Between Us” by Eve Naden

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The moment I turned into the fruit and vegetable aisle, I knew I should have picked a different trolley. The left wheel squeaked around the corner, the rubber ricocheting off the granite floor. The whining cry reminded me of Harry. All alone with the babysitter. Barely six months old, his thumb in his mouth, suckling with his gummy smile. His hair, ginger like hers had been. Tears sprung to my eyes, but I blinked them away. The funeral had been months ago, and I kept hoping things would change. But I still refused to leave the house most d...

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“The Softness of Charmin” by P. Jean

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(You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.) I was actually running. I was hurrying as fast as my legs would take me through the snow drifts in the parking area. I was delighted to find the supermarket still open for business as I arrived. Hurrying in, I jerked the dripping shopping cart from the rows of carts in the lobby. My mind was thinking of meals for a few days and what I would need to keep us a...

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“Inseparable” by N C

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Uh oh. The snowstorm comes closer to the supermarket. “Should I leave?” I thought to myself. Everyone’s leaving. I decide to stay for a while. The weather outside was severe, so going outside could be a big risk. Now the storm was just meters away. I made a quick but important decision. I ran for the door. Steps away, I could feel the cold. I wrapped my coat tighter around me, and put on my earmuffs. I may never make it. With my mittened hands, I tried to open the door. It didn’t budge, not an inch. I pulled harder. It was no use. I wa...

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“Baby Jane Doe and Me” by Blane Britt

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While living in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978. I had experienced firsthand the 3rd worst blizzard in the United States. More than 122 winters have come and gone since the “Great White Hurricane,” of 1888. Considered the worst blizzard ever, that storm immobilized New York, Boston, Cleveland, Maine and other major cities, blocking roads and wiping out telephone, telegraph and rail services for several days. When the skies finally cleared, fires and flooding inflicted billions of dollars of damage. The disaster resulted in more than 9,000 deaths, in...

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“Beyond Control” by Aimee P

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I remember it was really bright outside when I left for the store. The colors of the sky, grass, and trees were vibrant, as if someone had turned up the saturation to two hundred. Even the brown and red of the houses shone bright in the mid-morning sun. It didn’t take me long to drive to the store, considering it was only fifteen minutes away from my apartment. I could tell my shopping trip would be quick too, judging by the lack of cars in the parking lot. I even was lucky to find a parking spot close to the entrance. Inside th...

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“Red Devil, White Snow ” by D.N Pendragon

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Damien shook his head violently, throwing off his Manchester United beanie, “Damn it, daydreaming again”. He picked it up and folded it over his ears, which helped ease the noise from the incessant rattling of the store's windows. He stared down the aisle, through the store’s entrance and into the howling, frigid abyss beyond. Worst blizzard in over 100 years, Damien was uncertain as to how the weatherman on the local radio station was able to come to this conclusion with such certainty, but as a simple janitor with nothing more but a faded ...

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“Have a Nice Day!” by Zion Hintay

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AUTO-MARTHOME OF THE WORLD'S LEADING AUTOMATIC PARTSOwned and operated by Rizercorp. All rights reserved. Any duplication, reproduction, copy or use of these parts outside restricted areas will result in your termination.WE HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE DAY!BE SURE TO CHECK OUR SALE IN AISLE 3 FOR FLAMMABLE FLUIDSIF YOU NEED THAT EXTRA KICK YOU NO WHERE TO GET IT!A static sound ended automatic PA announcement.Sodds ran his hand through his hair. He wore remnants of a raiders outfit mixed with some from the settlement he called home. Today it was his ...

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“A kinder surprise” by Sam Kirk

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After a twelve-hour shift at the hospital, Rosa was more than ready to go home, put her feet up, and fall asleep in front of the TV. She dreamed of a frozen meal comprised of mystery meat, gluey potatoes, and mushy peas, which to prepare, would only require her to push a couple of buttons on the microwave. Unfortunately, the reality was starkly different - waiting for her at home were her elderly parents that needed around-the-clock care. Her father suffered from Parkinson’s and her mother from dementia. Rosa, being the only child, was th...

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“For Cheap Mini Donuts” by Emilia Stokes

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Grey eyes assess the bag clenched delicately. The silver orbs rake through the nutrition information and lips purse in thought. A frustrated sigh escapes from once tensed lips before the woman flippantly lets the bag of donuts fall into her handbasket. Those tired grey eyes sweep around the aisle, trying to decide if she needed anything else. The buzz of fluorescent lights clogged her already aching head, and the loud talking coming from other shoppers was downright debilitating. She had just left her job and was heading home...

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“Eleanor” by Psuedonymous H

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Upon craving a chocolate bar, I came to the presence of the nearby supermarket : "Grocer’s". With it’s inviting neon headlights, and massive glass doors opening to an array of assorted items,one couldn’t resist. That usually explained the amount of people in there at any given hour. The shop was busy 24/7. As I felt my hair getting damper and damper, I went inside, murky water dripping from my coat.“Where’s the bathroom?”The workers stared at me in disgust for ruining their freshly sanitized floors.“Go straight ahead and you’ll find it...

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“Lost and Found” by Christina Hall

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The snow crashed into me, pushing me forward at the same time as the knee-high blanket of it covering the ground hampered my steps. I strained to see through the blizzard to find my bearings. I couldn’t see my hand stretched out in front, let alone see the road or buildings around. My face stung from the snow that could not be held away from it. At least it was a feeling. I tried to hold on to it, to help me remember that there was danger in the snow. How long I had been in the snow, I no longer knew. Where am I going? I asked myself, b...

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“Items” by Kendall Defoe

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Must be a Monday. Monday something-something. I can't seem to remember the date anymore. Or even why I first came in here. Everything before I walked in seems to be fading out, like my brain is wading through some sort of white-noise swamp. Odd to be in a shopping cart as I save this... Phone works, but no numbers are on it. Not even the date. No internet, either, but I'm beginning to forget how that works, too. No pictures to remind me of anyone. And since I am forgetting things, I better record all this for whoever finds my cel...

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You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 197 stories

“Elvia” by Kathleen March

“You! Love you! ” by 𝔘𝔤𝔬𝔠𝔥𝔦 𝔑.

“A Cherry Red Woollen Thread” by Deborah Mercer

“The Snow Between Us” by Eve Naden

“The Softness of Charmin” by P. Jean

“Inseparable” by N C

“Baby Jane Doe and Me” by Blane Britt

“Beyond Control” by Aimee P

“Red Devil, White Snow ” by D.N Pendragon

“Have a Nice Day!” by Zion Hintay

“A kinder surprise” by Sam Kirk

“For Cheap Mini Donuts” by Emilia Stokes

“Eleanor” by Psuedonymous H

“Lost and Found” by Christina Hall

“Items” by Kendall Defoe

🌟 Similar prompts

Twenty minutes before you are about to get married, you find your mother and your fiancé kissing passionately.

Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket.

You thought he was dead, but there he is, right in front of you on the street, smiling at you.

"Come with us,” two burly men in gray suits say, grabbing you by the arm and handcuffing you. “You know what you did.” But you have no idea.

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